Bennington College—whose literary legacy includes seven Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, the youngest Man Booker Prize winner, a MacArthur “Genius,” countless New York Times bestsellers, and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people—invites submissions for its annual Young Writers Awards.Students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades during the current academic year may enter in one of the following categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one-act play), or nonfiction (a personal or academic essay). All entries must be original work and sponsored by a high school teacher. Judges include Bennington College faculty and students.First- and second-place prizes will be awarded for each genre. First place winners will receive $500 and second place winners will receive $250. All winning entries will be published on the Bennington College website. The deadline to submit is November 1.For submission forms, details, and to read last year’s winning entries, which were chosen from more than 2600 submissions, check out their website.